İsmail Demir

Microbial diversity in the Pale tussock moth, Calliteara pudibunda L., 1758 (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) larvae in the Eastern beech forest in Türkiye

The Pale tussock moth, Calliteara pudibunda L., 1758 (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) is an important defoliator of deciduous forests, particularly Fagus orientalis Lipsky (Fagales: Fagaceae), with recurrent outbreaks in Türkiye. Despite its ecological and economic importance, its microbi...

A spray‐dried dual microbial Wettable powder formulation: optimization and greenhouse efficacy against Western flower Thrips

Abstract BACKGROUND This study aimed to develop and evaluate a spray‐dried wettable powder (WP) formulation containing the entomopathogenic bacterium Serratia marcescens and the fungus Metarhizium flavoviride for the control of Frankliniella occidentalis . RESULTS The formulation...